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A staffer at a Flathead County vaccine clinic fills a syringe with a COVID-19 vaccine in early 2021.
Aaron Bolton
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Montana Public Radio
Montana News
Non-medical vaccine exemptions are on the rise in Montana
For many children, back-to-school also means back to the doctor for mandatory vaccines. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported earlier this year that the use of non-medical vaccine exemptions is on the rise.
A illustration shows a night scene with the moon shining brightly over the forest. The Big Why logo is superimposed over the moon. Words from the official Montana lullaby "... In my blankets at night, with the moon shining bright, dreams of my Jenny drift by ..."
Montana News
Did you know Montana has a state lullaby?
You may know Montana has an official state animal, a state bird, a state gemstone and a state fruit. But did you know we have a state lullaby? Neither did we. Here's what we learned.
More Montana news
A close up of a Banded Tussock Moth Caterpillar in New England.
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iStockphoto
Arts & Life
Spotted Tussock Moth: The Fuzzy Orange Spot of Fall
A small spot of orange in the middle of the trail caught my eye. It wasn't a leaf or a berry; it was tiny and moving! As I neared the curious sight, I discovered it was a fuzzy caterpillar.
Branford Marsalis
Music
Musician's Spotlight - Branford Marsalis
John Floridis
Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin
Music
Musician's Spotlight - Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin
John Floridis
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Smoky haze from wildfires in Canada obscures New York City's Empire State Building this year. The air in the U.S. has improved over the past 50 years, but smoke pollution from growing wildfires erodes much of that progress.
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How wildfire smoke is erasing years of progress toward cleaning up America's air
Alejandra Borunda
A new study finds that smoke from massive wildfires has eroded about a quarter of the air quality gains from the last few decades.
Books sit on shelves in an elementary school library in suburban Atlanta on Aug. 18.
Harkim Wright Sr.
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AP
There have been attempts to censor more than 1,900 library book titles so far in 2023
Ayana Archie
About 12 million Americans qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid, and they face relentless red tape accessing health care. A bipartisan fix that could help them is in the works.
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She has Medicare and Medicaid. So why should it take 18 months to get a wheelchair?
Leslie Walker
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